Bladder compliance what does it represent: Can we measure it, and is it clinically relevant?

Neurourology and Urodynamics

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 714-722

  Wyndaele, J J ^a   Gammie, A ^b   Bruschini, H ^c   De Wachter, S ^d   Fry, C H ^e   Jabr, R I ^e   Kirschner Hermanns, R ^f   Madersbacher, H ^g  

^a ANTWERP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b BRISTOL UROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^d MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL RWTH AACHEN   (Germany)

^g UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

Author keywords

Bladder; Compliance; Pressure; Volume

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN A; MUSCARINIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

BLADDER COMPLIANCE; BLADDER DYSFUNCTION; BLADDER WALL; CYSTOMETRY; DETRUSOR MUSCLE; HUMAN; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MEASUREMENT; MENINGOMYELOCELE; NEUROPATHY; OVERACTIVE BLADDER; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR;

ANIMALS; COMPLIANCE; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PRESSURE; URINARY BLADDER; URODYNAMICS; UROLOGIC DISEASES;

EID: 79959827379     PISSN: 07332467     EISSN: 15206777     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nau.21129     Document Type: Review

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